Whole Foods has tanked since Amazon took over. Their selections are not nearly as well stocked; they don't bring in a fraction of the local goods they used to. They only evaluate new products semi...

More interesting discussion -

https://eelriver.org/2018/05/14/secret-schemes-water-grab/

Last week, PG&E finally publicly announced its intent to auction the Eel River dams/Potter Valley...

While sexual harassment was such a focus of discussion and media, I came across this excellent post by Geralyn Gendreau on Facebook a few days ago, where she addresses how to deal with uninvited...

hi - we have safeco for all our insurances. We went through redwood credit union insurance services. Safeco got me twice as much coverage for so much less then aaa or geiko. If you're a redwood...

I think an affordable tiny house community is a very good idea and I would like to belong to such a group if and when it exists.

Shepherd, I love it that you (and others?) took action; I can hardly wait for the report. I really appreciate the way you give details (like the large cow) and bring to our awareness things we...

Following are my rough notes from today's meeting at the proposed winery site. I send it with the request that you make comments on how I might improve it before sending it out to the Sebastopol City...

Something to think about:

Some years back, the treated waste water was all being used to irrigate crops in the area.
With modern treatment, this stuff is actually pretty clean (at least good...

California has a history of extended droughts as long as 100+ years or more. See the link for: "The West Without Water." Lynn Ingram discusses the idea that all the rain that occurred in California...

<br><br>Let's Drink to Wine Country

Oh yay!
Another winery, you say?
Bottles of wine line the grocery store shelves
Out of my price range
With fake French names from Chateau this and Chateau...

This is not correct. There is an existing vineyard that is not being expanded. Furthermore the vineyard is irrigated with wastewater.

What is a concern, is the amount of additional water that will...

Is there such a thing as : WINE FRACKING?

The following article on the huge amount of water needed to make wine is important.

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Dunne on Wine: Water used to make...

Bill Shortridge, a grapegrower, just sent the following to the Sebastopol City Council. It is a good example, in my opinion, of how to appeal to the councilmembers. In a separate email, he said that...

The entire world debt has exceeded $223 trillion. Who do we repay?

The world economy is going to experience a dramatic downturn. The US is currently propping everyone up
but this can't continue....

Two important articles on the wine industry appear in the Press Democrat today. One is about a developer from China buying a large parcel in Sonoma Valley for millions of dollars, the link to which...

Dian has suggested a site check this Sunday for the winery proposed for 5150 Sebastopol Rd., which is Highway 12, slightly East of Llano Road. I would be available and suggest we meet there at 2:30,...

I just received the agenda for the Feb. 3, Tues., meeting of the Seb. City Council at the Youth Annex on Morris, next to the Community Center. The winery is item # 7, under "Public Hearing:...

I believe (Sara) that you hit the nail on the head!
One hint of advice: Negotiate to mitigate.

So far, I have only one big objection to this project, and that's the impact on the multi-use trail.

There are 40 acres of vineyards currently at the site which are irrigated with treated waste...

I seem to remember that over in the Napa Valley they nixed any more wineries several years ago, because the whole area had suffered from, among other stuff, the 18-wheel traffic necessary to run a...

Industrial wineries and vineyards--with their monocrop--threaten humans, other critters, and the environment in many ways. Human, animal, and plant life NEED the basics, such as water, food, and...

Exactly! And the book "The Sociopath Next Door" reports that 4% of all people are born with no conscience, and that they're really good at disguising this fact.....

I didn't think to research and compare ticketing systems in other cities besides LA. It appears this Coconino County law has been in force since 2011 and their tickets are oddly $25 to $750 per...

A friend recently had her (badly behaved) dog steal a potent ganja cookie from her purse. The dog was quiet and totally out of it for the rest of the day. Of course I would never advocate such an...

Finally, people in situations like this in Unincorporated Sonoma County are going to get help....

For a long time, many people whose homes and well-being have been regularly intruded on by the...

In honor of tonight's new season of Mad Men, here's a couple of fun remixes!



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https://vimeo.com/38342068

Not to be missed!



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I'm aware that the original Baker Creek Store and home base is in Missouri, but I think their participation in the community here qualifies them as a local business. In addition to their amazing...

Thanks for sharing the info Peggy! It should be noted that Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds is based in Missouri, and the Seed Bank in Petaluma is one of their outlets. I think they deserve a prize for the...

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Subject: The Arab & the Scotsman
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An Arab Sheik was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital for heart surgery, but prior to the surgery, the doctors needed to store his...

After several years of hard work and support from hundreds of community members, Waterfall Park is finally ours!

Bohemia Ranch, where the beautiful waterfall is located in the west county, will...

Hi Everybody,

A spammer got into the system this morning and managed to send "Profile Messages" to an unknown number of our members before I caught "her" and banned her. Please do not reply to the...

Fighting a Forbidden Battle: How I Stopped Covering Up for a Hidden Wrong

by Jesse Lieberfeld

PulseMedia.org
January 17, 2012
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New electric-car charging stations coming to Sonoma County
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120123/ARTICLES/120129841/1350?p=all&tc=pgall...

I've worked with Seb police with that ordinance in hand, it's really fun to stand there with a db meter showing our voices at 75-80db and try to measure what's coming out of the club. A car driving...

from delancyplace.com:


In today's excerpt - medicine is beginning to turn into an information-based science,
in contrast to the hit-and-miss laboratory processes of the past. As that transition...

I mostly agree with the analysis presented here, but the "solution" seems rather puzzling to me - and unlikely to succeed.

Near the end, it says:

"While exposing this agenda and strategically...

Dear Thrive Movement,

As the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA - with its indefinite detention provisions) and its totalitarian twin the EAA (Enemy Expatriation Act) continue to...

Today I made a major break through with the high iron, hard water toilet bowl situation. I turned off the water to the toilet, flushed it until it was almost empty, then poured a whole gallon of...

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I know candidates cannot always control who their supporters are or what they say, but it is clear that these people strongly approve of Ron Paul's message, and want to get him elected.
...

Thank you for the explanation Paula
I Love the farmer's market, and would really like to see it stay open later into the day!